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QGroundControl
A ground control station for PX4 and ArduPilot drones, with mission planning, a live flight view and vehicle setup.
Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0 · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- mavlink
- Verified
- 2026
About QGroundControl
QGroundControl is the desktop cockpit for drones and other vehicles that speak the MAVLink protocol, including those running PX4 or ArduPilot. It plans autonomous missions such as waypoint routes, area surveys and structure scans, and flies them with a live map, instruments and telemetry.
Guided setup screens calibrate sensors and radios and configure flight modes and power, and every vehicle parameter can be inspected and changed. It can show and record a vehicle's video stream, monitor several vehicles at once, and includes a MAVLink inspector, console and log download.
The Mac download is a universal app for Apple silicon and Intel that needs macOS 14.4 or later, and official builds are signed and notarized. The code is dual-licensed under Apache-2.0 and GPL-3.0, and you may use either.
Information
- Source code
- mavlink/qgroundcontrol
- License
- Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-only
- Website
- qgroundcontrol.com
- Download
- github.com
- Homebrew
- qgroundcontrol
- Category
- Utilities
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- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol
- github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/blob/master/.github/COPYING.md
- github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE
- github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/blob/master/LICENSE-GPL
- github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/releases
- docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/qgc-user-guide/getting_started/download_and_install.html
- icon.png: QGroundControl contributors (Dronecode). Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-only; upstream project asset, trademarks retained.
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